Thanks for the responses, I'm really liking the fluitans and think it would look great in my tank however I can only seem to find sellers with ten or more plants. I think I would only need one or two...

Forgot to say julesj93 I love the leaf litter! I tried diligently to start a Blackwater tank with a 29g I had but I had nothing but problems. Apparently southern oak leaves are different and riddled...

Here's mine, not a good pic taken off my phone but its all I got right now! I'm jealous of you with the V, I bought mine when they first came out so that one wasn't available yet.. love the shape of...

Not a very good pic but yesterday I re did the tank. I put a layer of potting mix on the bottom and capped it with good ole Florida sugar sand. Some stray pieces of mix came up but I prefer the look...

Did a little reading; very cool! It seems I have a little female. She has the run of my Spec with a few little shrimp and snails. Now that I know what she is I wouldn't mind having a few more to make...

Hey guys, I just recently set up my Fluval Spec and everything in it I've personally collected locally. I honestly don't know much about plants and was wondering what I got. The rooted ones I got out...

Good to know. I like the terraced effect- nice! here's a few pics of the tank; I know there's more fish than needed... dearest bf over collected and I haven't released them as of yet. If someone knew...

Thanks guys. Sorry for dumb questions but with a dirt bottom would I insert the plants then and after that add the sand and/or gravel over them? Or just kinda wedge them down and the roots will find...

The Spec I have is the original 2 gallon. I'm wondering if maybe there was floating plants the light wouldn't be so intense? Or would those plants probably not fair too well either. Also the rocks I...

My boyfriend had the SV and it was an awesome bike. Plenty of torque. To those suggesting a 600cc class bike may not realize that those machines are tuned specifically for racing. The 650 series are...